U.S. reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers
The United States is pursuing the unprecedented restart of three shuttered nuclear power plants to meet rising electricity demand, including demand from large data centers. One featured facility is Constellation's Crane Clean Energy Center at the former Three Mile Island site near Middletown, Pennsylvania.
The United States is attempting to restart three nuclear plants that have previously been shut down, a move intended to address surging electricity demand from sources including large-scale data centers. The effort is notable because no commercial reactor is known to have resumed operations after entering the decommissioning process.
The article highlights Constellation's Crane Clean Energy Center at the former Three Mile Island site near Middletown, Pennsylvania, as well as the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo, Iowa. The projects remain part of a broader national effort to expand reliable power supplies as data center growth increases pressure on the electric grid.